Software Updates

HTC has received approval for its Android 5.0 Lollipop update for One M7 handsets on T-Mobile, and the company will begin rolling the software out to users over-the-air on Tuesday, March 10, it has confirmed. “We’ve received technical approval on…

Verizon is rolling out a software update for the Sony Xperia Z3V that brings a whole host of big improvements. In addition to enhanced NFC, the update finally enables HD video in Google Play Movies, fixes issues with the Lifelog…

Apple is expected to roll out its latest iOS 8.1.3 update next week, according to sources familiar with the company’s plans. The release is likely to fix outstanding issues ahead of a bigger iOS 8.2 update, but it’s currently unclear…

LG G3 users on Verizon are getting the carrier’s new Advanced Calling feature in a software update that is currently being distributed over-the-air. The release also brings a whole bunch of updated apps, fixes some bugs, and improves performance. It’s…

Samsung has rolled out a new software update for Galaxy S4 owners on Verizon, and no, it isn’t Lollipop. Instead, it’s a small but important release that finally fixes an “intermittent power cycle issue” — as well as problems with…

A number of Verizon customers with a second-generation Moto X have received soak test invites for a new software update. It’s not completely clear what the soak test is for at this point, but there’s a very good chance it…

Motorola’s original Moto G is finally getting its Android 4.4.4 KitKat update in the United States, around four months after the release touched down in the United Kingdom. In addition to some welcome security fixes, it also enables Motorola Alert…

Twitter rolled out an update for its micro-blogging service across Android, iOS for iPhone and iPad, Mac, the desktop and mobile versions of its website, and popular Twitter app TweetDeck. The update brings a number of font and minor UI…

Things can go a little hinky whenever a new software update comes out. And so maybe it shouldn’t surprise anyone that iOS 6.1.3, which released earlier this month to fix a lockscreen bug, might kick up some glitches itself. Some…

There has been a ton of hoopla over Windows Phone 8, enough to send WinPho 7 users’ feelings right into the dumper. “Why should we be punished for jumping in early?”, they ask. “Microsoft, why hast thou forsaken us?” Sure,…